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June 6, 2022

June 6, 2022

It is a great blessing to live near the ocean, where I can take soul-refreshing walks along a beautiful beach. As I walk, I talk with the Lord about what is weighing on my mind and I pray and thank Him for everything, regardless of my feelings.

 

Throughout the storms over the past couple of years and time of uncertainty, I sense that the Lord has been encouraging me to pray more often and to encourage those who haven’t put their trust and faith in God to seek, and find, a closer relationship with Him. He also regularly encourages me to pray for the many and widely varying needs of others.

 

I have also been sharing verses recently that couple prayer with thanksgiving. The Bible tells us that prayers coupled with thankfulness are especially pleasing to God. They help us to meet the purpose of our creation – His glorification. 

 

I also sense that good things are on the horizon. We need to keep praying, but we also need to remember that, as Oswald Chambers phrases it, “the biggest answers to our prayers are in the realm of the unseen.” 

 

What are some of the things that God would like to hear you thank Him for today?

May 9, 2022

May 9, 2022

When it comes to relationships, the best tip that I can give you is to make Jesus your best friend! This is the key to life!

 

We all want and need loving, friendly and warm relationships. But if you’re putting your relationship with your spouse, child, family member, friend or any significant other before your relationship with Him, then you are missing out. 

 

If you are concerned or troubled about your relationship with someone important to you, stop and think first about your relationship with Jesus. How does your relationship with Him compare with the relationship that concerns you? Although your relationship with Jesus is paramount, comparing it with the one you’re concerned about will likely help your understanding of whether He wants you to heal or strengthen that relationship, or perhaps allow Him to orchestrate removing it, especially if it has become an idol in your life.

 

“Oh, what peace we often forfeit, Oh, what needless pain we bear” when we don’t take our troubles to the Lord in prayer. He wants to know everything that is bothering us. Everything!

 

Is being God’s friend your greatest desire?

April 11, 2022

April 11, 2022

Easter is coming! 

 

I am excited! My son and I are heading to Maryland to spend Easter with my parents and family.  We will also attend a Good Friday service at my childhood church.

 

Taking time to contemplate Jesus’ suffering allows us a healthier perspective on our own times of suffering.

 

When Jesus hung on the cross, it was an act of love for us. By shedding His blood, He provides us a path to forgiveness, redemption and restoration. 

 

Jesus’ death on the cross and His resurrection give us an opportunity to enter into an eternal relationship with Him.

 

Our brokenness can be healed!

 

“Resurrection Day!” – What a day to celebrate!  Is any event more worthy of celebration?

 

Is there any person more worthy of celebrating than Jesus?

March 14, 2022

March 14, 2022

Have you been hurt in a relationship with someone close to you?

God says: “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5). 

God is always there for us, even when we are walking in the valley of despair.

He will never turn away from us.

Have you experienced the assurance of knowing that there is One who will never leave you or let you down?

March 7, 2022

March 7, 2022

Do you know that you have a new identity in Christ?

When you believe in and accept the sacrifice that Christ made for you on the cross and ask Him to be the Lord of your life, you take on a new identity!

The key to the transformation you are looking for is found in your new identity.

You become a daughter of the King! You belong to Christ and you are His prized possession! 

The old self is gone, your new self is here!

“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus”. (Romans 8:1)

You are a new creation!

Have you received your new identity?

February 21, 2022

February 21, 2022

Do you ever feel like your prayers aren’t reaching their destination? Like the Lord is a million miles away and couldn’t possibly be tuning in to your prayers and the cries of your heart?

 

I want to encourage you today – God is listening! He is nearer to you than you realize! Nearer to you than your own soul and your most secret thoughts! It is difficult for us to comprehend this fully, but we need to take this truth in and operate from this place of assurance that He hears you!

 

He is talking to you. Can you hear Him?

January 31, 2022

January 31, 2022

God is the ultimate source of our hope.

When we put our trust in Him, the Holy Spirit inside of us fills us with peace and joy.

The hope He gives empowers us to move forward, find our purpose and please Him.

I couldn’t be an effective coach without hope.

I share in my clients’ hope for changes that they recognize as important to find their purpose, to move forward and to reach their goals.

What or who are you putting your hope in?

January 17, 2022

January 17, 2022

Are you eager to know the way to go?

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to know exactly where you are heading?

Whether we are a coach or being coached, if we are open to His instruction and engaged with a teachable spirit, He will show us the way to go – day by day.

Do you have a teachable spirit?

January 10, 2022

January 10, 2022

These verses from Corinthians perfectly portray my heart’s cry and capture what I believe God created me to do.

For many years, I have had a great desire to help others, and I have done this in my professional as well as my personal life.

God allowed me to go through the majority of my 56 years of life dealing with the hardships that come from being in unhealthy relationships.

I believe that He allowed the trials in my life not only to refine me, but also so that I would be used by Him through my own healing to support, comfort and encourage others while showing them the love of Christ.

The coaching relationship offers an ideal way for me to fulfill my calling while helping my clients to reach their own goals.

November 22, 2021

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Check out this verse! It says we should give thanks, regardless of our circumstances! What a great way to begin Thanksgiving week!

 

Have you heard that Jesus came to set the captives free? That was me, but He has set me free, and now I am able to share this good news with you!

 

My desire is to help you find hope and healing through God’s amazing love for you and to help you to find God’s purpose in your suffering, along with the ability to praise Him regardless of your circumstances.

 

As long as I live, I will tell my story, bring God the glory and share hope with “the captives”.

 

God’s grace has set me free! Free from shame and guilt, free from condemnation.

 

We can trust Him to be with us and for us in all circumstances if we are putting our faith in Him.

 

This Thanksgiving, I am most thankful for the grace that God has given me.

 

Have you experienced His grace?